Activities of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2022/0099(COD)
Plenary speeches (5)
Fluorinated Gases Regulation - Ozone-depleting substances (debate)
Fluorinated Gases Regulation - Ozone-depleting substances (debate)
Fluorinated Gases Regulation (A9-0048/2023 - Bas Eickhout) (vote)
Ozone depleting substances - Fluorinated gases regulation (joint debate - Gas emissions)
Ozone depleting substances - Fluorinated gases regulation (joint debate - Gas emissions)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 517/2014
Amendments (22)
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) The shift towards the use of hydrofluorocarbon alternatives will lead to cost savings for undertakings as a result of avoided HFC quota purchase, and will spur green innovation and employment. Member States should however ensure a fair and just transition for the personnel employed by undertakings which will not succeed in the transition to natural alternatives, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Non-refillable containers for ozone depleting substances, should be banned, considering that an amount of refrigerant inevitably remains in these containers when emptied, which is then released into the atmosphere. In this respect, this Regulation should prohibit their import, placing on the market, subsequent supply or making available on the market, use unless for laboratory and analytical uses, and their export. To prevent refillable containers from not being refilled and being discarding instead, undertakings should be required to produce a declaration of conformity including evidence on the arrangements for the return for the purpose of refilling when placing on the market refillable containers.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 27
(27) ‘feedstock’ means any fluorinated greenhouse gas listed in Annexes I and II, that undergoes chemical transformation in a process in which it is entirely converted from its original composition and emissions are insignificant;
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Operators of stationary equipment or of refrigeration units of refrigerated trucks and trailers that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1, not contained in foams, shall ensure that the recovery of those gases is carried out by natural persons that hold the relevant certificates provided for in Article 10, so and that those gases are recycled, reclaimed or destroyed.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Any recovered fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1, shall not be used for filling or refilling equipment unless the gas has been recycled or reclaimed.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The undertaking that uses a container with fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1, shall immediately prior to its disposal arrange for the recovery of any residual gases to make sure they are recycled, reclaimed or destroyed.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Operators of products and equipment not listed in paragraphs 1, 6 and 7 that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1, shall arrange for the recovery of the gases, unless it can be established that it is not technically feasible or entails disproportionate costs. The operators shall ensure that the recovery is carried out by appropriately qualified natural persons, so that the gases are recycled, reclaimed or destroyed or shall arrange for their destruction without prior recovery.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall, on the basis of the minimum requirements referred to in paragraph 5, establish or adapt certification programmes, including evaluation processes, and ensure that training on practical skills and theoretical knowledge is available for natural persons carrying out the following tasks involving fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1 and other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases:
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the placing on the market prohibition set out in Annex IV, point 1, the import, placing on the market, any subsequent supply, or making available to other persons within the Union for payment or free of charge, use or export of non-refillable containers for fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1, empty or fully or partially filled shall be prohibited. Such containers may only be stored or transported for subsequent disposal. This prohibition does not apply to containers for laboratory or analytical uses.
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 9
Article 12 – paragraph 9
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 10
Article 12 – paragraph 10
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 11
Article 12 – paragraph 11
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
In case of hydrofluorocarbons, the label referred to in paragraphs 7 to 11and 8 shall include the indication “exempted from quota under Regulation (EU) No …/… [OP: Please add reference to this Regulation]”.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
In the absence of the labelling requirements referred to in the first subparagraph and in paragraphs 7 to 11and 8, the hydrofluorocarbons shall be subject to the quota requirements pursuant to Article 16(1).
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6
Article 23 – paragraph 6
6. Importers of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1, in refillable containers shall make available to customs authorities, at the time the customs declaration related to the release for free circulation is submitted, a declaration of conformity including evidence confirming the arrangements in place for the return of the container for the purpose of refilling.
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
By 1 January 203327, the Commission shall publish a report on the implementation of this Regulation. The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change established under Article 10a of Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 (the "Advisory Board") may, on its own initiative, provide scientific advice or issue reports on the coherence of this Regulation with the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 and with the Union’s international commitments under the Paris Agreement, and inform any future review of this Regulation. The Commission shall provide public explanations on how it has taken into account such advice and reports when reviewing this Regulation.
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3
Annex I – section 3
Section 3: Other (per)fluorinated compounds and fluorinated ketones sulphur hexafluoride SF6 25 200 18 300 25 200 18 300 Heptafluoroisobutyronitrile (2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2- Iso-C3F7CN 2 750 4 580 (trifluoromethyl)- propanenitrile) 1,1,1,3,4,4,4-Heptafluoro- 3-(trifluoromethyl)butan-2- CF3C(O)CF(CF3)2 0,29(1) (*) one __________________ 1 Ren et al. (2019). Atmospheric Fate and Impact of Perfluorinated Butanone and Pentanone. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2019, 53, 15, 8862–8871
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – section 1 – row 37
Annex III – section 1 – row 37
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – section 2 – row 37
Annex III – section 2 – row 37
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 17
Annex IV – point 17
(17) Plug-in room, monoblock, and other self-contained air-conditioning and heat pump 1 January and heat pump equipment that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 2025 with GWP of 150 or more.